Cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observations using line-transect survey methods from ships and aircraft during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) surveys from 2017 to 2020

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As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS), the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) conducted seasonal shipboard surveys of the U.S. oceanic waters of the Gulf of Mexico out to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and aerial surveys of U.S. continental shelf waters (up to the 200-m isobath) from 2017 to 2020. During all cetacean and sea turtle surveys and for the seabird data collected from the plane, a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling was used to estimate the detection probabilities, abundance, and characterize spatial distribution of the species or groups of species. For seabird data collected from the ship, a single team using standard, transect-based methodology was utilized. This collection of datasets includes cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. These datasets may also include opportunistic data and photographs of cetaceans and other taxa such as manatees, billfish, sharks, sea rays, sunfish, and other marine fishes, sargassum, and algal blooms. Raw and processed files from conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts, and expendable bathythermographs (XBT), performed during ship surveys may also be available for some surveys. This collection (GOMMAPPS) includes a total of 6 SEFSC surveys, including 3 ship-based and 3 aerial surveys. FWS surveys onboard NOAA vessels of opportunity (14) and the (4) aerial surveys were combined and archived under 2 separate accession numbers. All data can be individually accessed through the Granule Search below.

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Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
https://doi.org/10.25923/7hbn-jp82 Unknown related report Open resource
https://doi.org/10.5066/p9c56ay1 Unknown related dataset Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords Open resource
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords Open resource
https://www.boem.gov/gommapps Unknown GoMMAPPS website Open resource
https://www.boem.gov/gommapps Unknown Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS) Open resource
NOAA Fisheries website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/marine-mammal-research-surveys-noaas-southeast-region Unknown Marine Mammal Research Surveys in NOAA's Southeast Region Open resource
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/marine-mammal-research-surveys-noaas-southeast-region Unknown Marine Mammal Research Surveys in NOAA's Southeast Region Open resource
NCEI Dataset Landing Page Unknown Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. Open resource
NCEI Dataset Landing Page Unknown Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. Open resource
NCEI Contact Information Unknown Information for contacts at NCEI. Open resource
NCEI Contact Information Unknown Information for contacts at NCEI. Open resource
NCEI Contact Information Unknown Information for contacts at NCEI. Open resource
NCEI Contact Information Unknown Information for contacts at NCEI. Open resource
Granule Search Unknown Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). Open resource
Granule Search Unknown Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). Open resource
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Miami Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
EPA 40km Hexagons for Conterminous United States Unknown Resource link Open resource
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Miami Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Miami Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
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US Department of the Interior website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
US Department of the Interior (DOI) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Miami Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
University of Miami website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Miami Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
University of Miami (UM) website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Pascagoula/Stennis Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
SEFSC - Pascagoula/Stennis Lab website Unknown Institution web page Open resource
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